(Remember, a computer only uses the power it needs, and no more. If you put a 1000 Watt power supply in your computer, it will not burn up. The computer only uses the power it needs.Surfing the internet typically uses 100 Watts)

This is not an advertisement for the website, nor the power supply manufacturer. (Although I have bought computer parts from them, and have been satisfied. Newegg is another good place)

There is one more thing I would like you to look at. The same Electrolytic Capacitors that go bad in a power supply, are also used on the motherboard. (Not same capacitors, same design)

Specifically the ones that surround the Processor. These 'Caps' are very critical for a Processor. They are Voltage Regulators. If just One goes bad, the processor won't operate. The processor must have a clean, steady supply of DC electricity, and it must stay within a very narrow range. Cannot be too much, or too little.

This page will help you identify the visual signs of capacitor failure, and where the capacitors are located on a motherboard.

BEFORE you reach inside your open computer case!1.Computer unplugged from power.2.TOUCH the metal frame of the computer case to relieve your body pof Static. Static electricity will fry out delicate computer components in a Flash! You won't see it or feel it.

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